Psychobitches
- TV sketch show
- Sky Arts
- 2012 - 2014
- 12 episodes (2 series)
A Sky Arts sketch show that sees some of history's most famous women psychoanalysed. Stars Julia Davis, Rebecca Front, Sharon Horgan, Samantha Spiro, Frances Barber and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 6
Further details
The Witchfinder General (Richard E Grant) bursts in to Rebecca Front's office to confront a group of grotesque witches, played by Mathew Baynton, Kevin Eldon and Dustin Demri-Burns.
Elsewhere, Frances Barber sings a few cheeky songs as Gracie Fields, Seb Cardinal plays a make-up-obsessed Fanny Craddock, Michelle Gomez is a foul-mouthed Gregorian-chanting Hildegard of Bingen and Doon Mackichan delivers an impassioned rant as the Statue of Liberty.
Finally, Sheila Reid plays a childish Shirley Temple, Morgana Robinson stars as Daphne du Maurier, Meera Syal is Zeus's downtrodden wife Hera and Marc Wootton surges in to the consulting room as the Hindi Goddess Kali, who is struggling to make friends.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 23rd December 2014
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Wednesday 24th December 2014 | 3:15am | Sky Arts |
Wednesday 24th December 2014 | 11:15pm | Sky Arts |
Sunday 28th December 2014 | 10:30pm | Sky Arts |
Thursday 2nd April 2015 | 10:10pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 3rd April 2015 | 3:45am | Sky Arts |
Tuesday 7th April 2015 | 12:20am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 16th July 2015 | 9:30pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 17th July 2015 | 2:15am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 6th April 2017 | 11:15pm | Sky Arts |
Friday 27th April 2018 | 2:05am | Sky Arts |
Thursday 31st October 2019 | 12:30am | Sky Arts |
Monday 25th May 2020 | 12:00am | Sky Arts |
Cast & crew
Rebecca Front | Therapist |
Katy Brand | Medusa |
Kevin Eldon | Witch of Endor |
Morgana Robinson | Daphne du Maurier |
Frances Barber | Barbara Cartland |
Seb Cardinal | Fanny Craddock |
Samantha Spiro | Gracie Fields |
Meera Syal | Hera |
Michelle Gomez | Hildegard von Bingen |
Sharon Horgan | Simone de Beauvoir |
Doon Mackichan | Statue of Liberty |
Dustin Demri-Burns | Stygian Witch Alarm |
Liza Tarbuck | Stygian Witch Dread |
Seb Cardinal | Stygian Witch Horror |
Marc Wootton | The Goddess Kali |
Mathew Baynton | Witch of Wookey Hole |
Richard E. Grant | Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins |
Sheila Reid | Shirley Temple |
Katy Brand | Cleaner (Voice) |
Jeremy Dyson | Writer |
Bert Tyler-Moore | Writer |
George Jeffrie | Writer |
Ali Crockatt | Writer |
David Scott | Writer |
Pippa Brown | Writer (Additional Material) |
Dan Swimer | Script Editor |
Jamie Lennox | Writer |
Louis Waymouth | Writer |
Toby Davies | Writer |
Jeremy Dyson | Director |
Pippa Brown | Producer |
Saskia Schuster | Executive Producer |
Ben Cavey | Executive Producer |
Lucy Lumsden | Executive Producer |
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise | Executive Producer |
Peter Hallworth | Editor |
Gary Dollner | Editor |
Mo Holden | Production Designer |
Jeremy Holland-Smith | Composer |
Videos
Hera talks to the Therapist
The Therapist talks to Hera, the wife and one of three sisters of Zeus.
Featuring: Rebecca Front (Therapist) & Meera Syal (Hera).
Statue Of Liberty
The Statue Of Liberty is quite angry.
Featuring: Rebecca Front (Therapist) & Doon Mackichan (Statue of Liberty).